The Class of 1892 Bells *Location: Grover Cleveland Tower Graduate College Princeton University 88 College Road West Princeton, New Jersey, USA LL: N 40.34056, W 74.66449
*Carillonist: Lisa J. Lonie (C) 1391 Walton Road Blue Bell, PA 19422-2138 H: 215-283-3223 W: 215-780-1280 F: 215-780-1289 E: LLonie@hotmail.com*Past carillonists: 1927-40 (None appointed) 1941-67 Arthur Lynds Bigelow (1909-67) 1967-77 (none appointed) 1977-93 Walter L. Nollner (1922-2000) 1993-2012 R. Robin Austin (C) *Contact: Penna Rose Director of Chapel Music Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1098 T: 609-258-3654 E: prose@princeton.edu *Schedule: Sundays 1300-1345 except during PhD exam periods in Jan, May, Oct.; summer series 1 pm Sundays, late June through August (guests) *Remarks: Originally played rarely by guests, and daily by an electro-pneumatic roll player, which was dead by 1941. Console of 1966: - Y 74:GA/GC29 was made by Prof.Arthur Bigelow (and students); trebles added in 1966 (by Bigelow & students) and 1968 (by ?) were all cast for it in 1965; it was intended for 70 bells, but 3 smallest trebles disappeared before 1968; this console is now in Verdin museum in Cincinnati. Next renovation completed 1993, included new clappers, trans- mission, headpieces, frame, cabin, playing and practice keyboards, with transposition altered to concert pitch; the top semitone was removed to the University archives; new P&F bass cast to G&J heavy profile. Practice keyboard in basement of the Graduate College. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 67 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: G D / G C 29 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console 1 bell was recast or replaced in 1993 by Petit & Fritsen Prior history: In 1968, the instrument was enlarged to 67 bells by Paccard (8 bells remain from that work.) Transposition was down 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: A#F# / A#C 25 There were two missing bass semitones In 1966, the instrument was enlarged to 58 bells by Paccard (30 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: A#A / A#C 25 In 1943, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells by Bigelow (0 bells remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: A#C / ---- In 1927, the instrument was begun with 35 bells by Gillett & Johnston (28 bells remain from that work.) Transposition was down 5 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C C / C -- No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1994*Links:
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